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Offline Elpresidente

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Bad front caliper?
« on: November 27, 2011, 05:15:18 pm »
I put 2 new front calipers on my '82 C10. The drivers side bleeds just find, but when I went to crack the bleeder screw on the passenger side - nothing. even with the bleeder screw loose and someone stomping on the brakes, not a drop came out. I pulled the banjo fitting, and there was definitely pressure in the line up to the caliper.
Do I just have a bad caliper or am I missing something?
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Offline 1978 454 Big 10

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Re: Bad front caliper?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2011, 05:19:52 pm »
If you have fluid/pressure at the end of the hose, must be the caliper.

If these are new/rebuilt calipers, you did remove the plastic plugs right?
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Re: Bad front caliper?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2011, 11:25:42 pm »
Yes. the plastic plugs are out, might be something in the bleeder screw; will check tomorrow
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Re: Bad front caliper?
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2011, 11:27:49 pm »
Quote from: Elpresidente on November 27, 2011, 11:25:42 pm
Yes. the plastic plugs are out,

Had to ask! :)
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Re: Bad front caliper?
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2011, 11:44:26 pm »
Quote from: Elpresidente on November 27, 2011, 11:25:42 pm
  might be something in the bleeder screw

     My favorite quote is always the same "The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct."
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